Wheel of Time series

I was wondering if someone was going to grab that!

My phone is old and I need to get a new one, so if I dunk it in water I'm not worried about it, but collector's hardcovers I have a hard time with. I'm super OCD about the stuff on my shelves. Kids come over and touch my video game figurines and I start frothing at the mouth.

Should also make the disclaimer that in general my fear is not "dunking" the item, but in the fact that steam can wrinkle pages but will do nothing to a phone other than fog up the screen.

You wouldn't take a $30 hardcover near the bath, but you're ok with a $100(ish? I don't know) electronic device?

Yea, it sounds a bit contrary but it needs an upgrade; it's old and dinged up so i doubt at this point I could get anything on a trade in anyways, and only laziness has prevented me from doing so. If it gets water damaged I'll finally just replace it, but I'm not super worried about dunking it to begin with. There is a reason I don't use my legitimate nook heh.

So basically, if the phone dies, I'm not losing any cash. If I dunk the book, I'm out money, albeit a small amount. New books in general drive me nuts; I'll strain myself reading them to make sure I don't dent the binding even. My nostrils start to flare if I even consider having steam around to wrinkle the pages.

It was just one of those "God dammit" reasons that I wanted it on e-book immediately. Bath is the perfect place since it's the only area I'm guaranteed 100% quiet and privacy; admittedly it's probably better this way, as I'd come out pruney at the end of a marathon session.

I buy so many books in doubles, just because I want the books on my shelves, but don't want to lug them around. I have numerous series in both formats; being able to flip my phone open, instantly purchase a book and start reading has changed a lot of my practices. WOT is one of the few books (Besides ADWD) that I'll actually be taking a trip to the store for.

I was unaware that there was a Collectors Edition WoT Hardcover series? My google fu has failed me at the moment. All I can seem to dig up is the paperback reprint of the first 3.

As far as I know there isn't; if you were referring to my post, I just mean I treat my hardcovers as collectibles, so I keep them pristine.

I know there was a limited run of 250 autographed leatherbound copies of The Gathering Storm because when I pre-ordered the normal version from Amazon before the book came out and I won the lottery and randomly got the leather one instead. Kept it sealed for a couple of years and ebayed it for $250, should have set my buy it now higher...

Yay, my copy shipped. Now...waiting...

So I haven't read any of the books since Book 9 or 10, I think the last book I partially read was...

(I don't know the spoiler rules for this thread)

And now I see that the final book is here. Now I have to read the whole fucking thing over with. I first read Eye of the World as a kid in like middleschool and I'm 32 right now. I've been getting ready for a while now. It's time to take the plunge. Eye of the World here I come! (sigh)

Amazon preorders apparently went out a bit early...someone's going to be in trouble for this one, I think.

Nearly missed out on a copy, luckily their order turned up just as I had to leave for an appointment. Going to try hold off on discussing it or reading spoilers till I'm finished.

Damn, I wish I used amazon... Do they usually ship one day before the release date so people get it on the release date? They must have shipped this at least 2 business days early by mistake but if they normally ship a day early I can stop pre-ordering at the barnes and noble.

Heading to WalMart on my way home from work. Have a friend there that said she will snag me a copy from the back before it gets put out (since the bastards sometimes take a few days to put them out most of the time). Will be hard pressed to not read it when I get home since I work a 14 hour shift the next day

Had to check three stores to find someone who had it in stock. Finally checked a Target and had the guy look in the back electronics stock room. Turned out they hadn't bothered to put it out on shelves yet.

Kinda sad for a bestseller.

Up to chapter 7:

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Eye of the World here I come! (sigh)

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The re-read is alot easier when you don't have to wait years between books. I caught a lot more of the subtlety on the reread also. Took a couple months but was worth it

Has anyone found a place where you can order a copy signed by Sanderson? I have all the other books signed by Jordan/Sanderson, and while I'm not nearly as attached to them as I was in 1990, I want to have the complete set.